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Many readers say they remember more from reading paper books ...


A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not ...

For 'deeper reading' among children aged 10-12, paper trumps screens. What does it mean when schools are going digital?

A Child Becomes a Reader

Most beginning readers do not read fluently. However, by the end of first grade, children should be reading their grade level books fluently. Vocabulary and ...

Why you should read this out loud - BBC

“It's beneficial throughout the age range,” he says. Alamy Reading aloud is often encouraged in school classrooms, but most adults tend to do ...

Is It Possible To Read A Book A Day? | Iris Reading

People who speed read have better comprehension and can recall information easier. Plus, speed reading gives you a competitive advantage by ...

A must-read: Physical and mental health benefits of reading books

Reading a book is like eating a superfood for your brain. Studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown that reading is ...

Why Kids Aren't Falling in Love With Reading - The Atlantic

What I remember most about reading in childhood was falling in love ... “I'd say it's a great book, a funny book, a touching book … So ...

Can You Remember the Book That Made You a Reader? - Medium

People often say they became readers after enjoying Harry Potter, the Twilight series, or any other specific book.

Can Reading Make You Happier? | The New Yorker

A 2011 study published in the Annual Review of Psychology, based on analysis of fMRI brain scans of participants, showed that, when people read ...

Book readers in the digital age: Reading practices and media ...

The multiple linear regressions showed that digital readers and multi-format users read more than print readers. They read more books per year, ...

Audiobooks vs. Reading - Find Out Which Is Better - Headway

Despite the hesitation, studies show that people who read physical books and those who consume audiobooks are equal in terms of the level of ...

Reading Printed Books is better for your Brain and Health

According to a study that was presented in Italy in 2014, readers of print books take in and remember more of the plot than readers of ebooks do.

Re-reading is inefficient. Here are 8 tips for studying smarter. | Vox

using active learning strategies is most effective · when students re-read a textbook chapter, they show no improvement in learning · retrieving ...

Readwise

Grow wiser and retain books better: Readwise sends you a daily email resurfacing your best highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, iBooks, and more.

Physical Books vs e-Readers: Your opinions Showing 1-39 of 39

... it in my bag; very useful when I read books with more than 400 pages. However, I read much more paperback because I am always snooping in ...

E-Reader Users May Read More, But They Also Forget More - Yahoo

A new study suggests that people who use e-readers are worse at remembering the plots to books than people who read physical books.

Study: Those who use an e-reader are worse at remembering a plot

“Students who read texts in print scored significantly better on the reading comprehension test than students who read the texts digitally,” she ...

The Notecard System: The Key For Remembering, Organizing And ...

I read a book and I take, as I'm reading it, I underline it ... (many) things that makes your work so incredibly fun to read and reference.

What's better for the climate: A paper book, or an e-reader? - NPR

Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers do, too. What's the more sustainable option? The answer isn't straightforward.

How to Read More Books and Become a Voracious Reader | Foundr

Some of the world's leading business people are also the world's most voracious readers. Bill Gates reads a book a week, and Warren Buffett says ...

This Is Your Brain on E-Books | MIT Technology Review

Scientific American takes a look this week at the differences between reading on paper versus reading electronically, from a scientific standpoint.


Nineteen Eighty-Four

Novel by George Orwell https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSL5MaevWbJvsyE5kDAqjCZe50Sw3Hq_Y3v3nmGYkxJ3-jw3uUB

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by English writer Eric Arthur Blair, who wrote under the pen name George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime.

Meditations

Book by Marcus Aurelius https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRG-qUOX-ZKa957QagPOl7y2nOfEt16NpVva0SYz0u5VnqPWU41

Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from AD 161 to 180, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.

Three Men in a Boat

Novel by Jerome K. Jerome https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvjusm-8rKQKtQnvnXmKHLsB1Cc8Q9ERSet_LyO0ktnt5Ny46P

Three Men in a Boat, published in 1889, is a humorous novel by English writer Jerome K. Jerome describing a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston.

Romeo and Juliet

Play by William Shakespeare https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSIpCWvE6DHritwF0ceKC0IBONh104rPHfCIDJrBuL1JRwabUy

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, often shortened to Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families.

The Great Gatsby

Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRbSF6gO78cx31SLBbDfeRcazJoDOx7PlGwdNps2LEgJWoehu4e

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, the mysterious millionaire with an obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

Frankenstein

Novel by Mary Shelley https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSOMyKdErEFh7EkrIgOQqvoF-oqjrfs13H61kZ7uN2wp1krQQOb

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.